On This Day

What Happened in August 1711

Historical Events


Event of interestEvent of Interest

Aug 1 Surrounded Tsar Peter the Great flees Azov

Russian Tsar Peter the Great
Russian Tsar
Peter the Great
  • Aug 23 Admiral Hovenden Walkers fleet reach St Lawrence

Famous Birthdays

  • Aug 5 Johan Lulofs, Dutch physicist/philosopher/astronomer
  • Aug 19 Edward Boscawen, British admiral in the Royal Navy, born in Tregothnan, Cornwall (d. 1761)

Famous Deaths

  • Aug 22 Louis François, duc de Boufflers, French marshal (b. 1644)
  • Aug 25 Edward Villiers, 1st Earl of Jersey, English politician